Thinking and Working Politically on Health Systems Resilience
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely tested the resilience of health systems in nearly every country of the world. However, some countries’ health systems have proven more resilient than others, and have been more effective in saving lives.
A new reflections paper prepared by The Policy Practice and the Thinking and Working Politically Community of Practice reflects on the political economy and governance factors that have affected health systems resilience and discusses how these can be given more attention in research and policy making.
The paper is based on the findings of a panel discussion held by the Community of Practice in February 2022 comparing the experience of Cameroon, Nepal and South Africa.
Outlawing metal mining in El Salvador - Policy Brief 18
This Policy Brief from TTP Associate Clare Cummings describes how a community-led campaign for ‘water over gold’ succeeded in banning metal mining in El Salvador. The case study sets out the political economy factors which explain why environmental mining did not follow business interests.
Political economy analysis for climate action - new course launched starting October 2024
The Policy Practice is delighted to be re-running the popular online course on Political Economy Analysis for Climate Action. This course explains how political economy analysis can be used to understand the challenge of action on climate change and to design more effective interventions. The course will consist of eight, 2-hour online sessions from 4 October to 12 November 2024. For more information and to register please click below or see our flyer here.
The political economy of energy transitions in Ghana, Zambia and Vietnam - Policy Brief 17
Written by Sam Bickersteth with Neil McCulloch and Meron Tesfamichael, this policy brief draws out some of the common constraints hindering the energy transition in Ghana, Zambia, and Vietnam and many other countries in the Global South. It also shows how political economy analysis can help to identify politically feasible pathways of change in each country demonstrating the importance of such analysis as an essential tool to understand energy transition.